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Genesis Global fined £3.8m by British gambling regulator

Britain’s Gambling Commission has issued a £3.8m fine to multi-brand online casino operator Genesis Global, which has also been told it must undergo further extensive auditing.

Genesis Global had its operating licence suspended by the British gambling regulator in July 2020 after an investigation revealed significant social responsibility and money laundering [...]

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Bragg’s Atomic Slot Lab studio unveils first slot Egyptian Magic

Toronto and New York-listed gaming supplier Bragg Gaming has announced the launch of Egyptian Magic, the first slot title release from its newly established game development studio Atomic Slot Lab.

The new title has been rolled out across a number of regulated European iGaming markets via the ORYX Hub distribution platform, and [...]

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Relax Gaming promotes Nadiya Attard to chief commercial officer

iGaming aggregator and content provider Relax Gaming has promoted Nadiya Attard to the role of chief commercial officer.

Attard has served as the supplier's director of sales since joining from NetEnt two years ago, and takes over as chief commercial officer (CCO) from founder Daniel Eskola, who takes on the role [...]

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Yggdrasil launches Cazino Zeppelin Reloaded

Casino games developer Yggdrasil has released a revamped version of its popular Steampunk-themed slot game Cazino Zeppelin.

Cazino Zeppelin Reloaded sees the return of Cazino Dealer wilds which can land on any reel, stick and have multiplier values of up to 5x, leading to wins as high as 102,838x the player’s [...]

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IBIA

236 suspicious betting alerts reported by IBIA in 2021

The latest annual report from the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reveals that there were 236 reported cases of suspicious betting activity in 2021, with football at a record high of 66 alerts. 

The annual figure marks a 13% reduction on the 270 cases reported in 2020 and cover 13 [...]

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Ardalan Shekarabi

Sweden proposes gambling regulation reform

The government of Sweden has announced plans to “regain control of the Swedish gambling market”, having re-regulated the market in 2019.

The focus is once again on driving out unlicensed operators, with the illegal gambling market having grown in recent years due to strict restrictions imposed on licensed operators.

The proposals unveiled [...]

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Gaming Realms

New market launches drive Gaming Realms revenue growth

London-listed content developer Gaming Realms expects to post a 27 per cent increase in full-year 2021 revenue to £14.5m, driven by entry into new markets.

The strong revenue growth followed the launch of Slingo content with 35 new partners internationally, including a number of regulated European iGaming markets, as well as [...]

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Per Widerström to step down as Fortuna Entertainment CEO

European betting and gaming operator Fortuna Entertainment Group (FEG) has announced that Per Widerström will step down as chief executive at the end of February.

Widerström has decided to leave the company after seven years to take on a new career opportunity, having helped the operator grow more than five times in [...]

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iSoftBet targets further expansion with new executive hires

Casino games provider iSoftBet has significantly expanded its senior executive team with a trio of new hires.

Maor Barski has joined iSoftBet as chief operations officer, bringing over a decade of iGaming experience to the role from the likes of GoWild Gaming and Playtech subsidiary CSMS.

“iSoftBet is a supplier with a [...]

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Interwetten named official NHL partner for Austria and Germany

Online sports betting and gaming operator Interwetten has secured a multi-year deal to serve as an official partner of the National Hockey League (NHL) in Austria and Germany. 

As an official partner, Interwetten will conduct marketing campaigns utilising NHL branding across its online sports betting offerings in Austria and Germany, and [...]

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Aspire Global strikes deal for BoyleSports’ planned Dutch iGaming launch

Stockholm-listed gaming supplier Aspire Global has secured an agreement to take BoyleSports online in the Dutch regulated iGaming market.

The deal will see Aspire Global provide its full turnkey platform for the operator's planned launch in the Netherlands, including casino games and sports betting products through BtoBet, and managed services via [...]

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Gauselmann pulls out of ICE due to Brexit, Easter and Omicron

Merkur Gaming has pulled out of Clarion Gaming’s flagship conference ICE 2022 with all of parent company Gauselmann’s subsidiaries expected to follow, including the likes of Blueprint Gaming and GeWeTe.

Despite previous demands to move ICE to mainland Europe, a Merkur spokesperson said the company had no axe to grind with [...]

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